I. What is armpit odor? What is the current treatment for armpit odor? Axillary odor, is an irritating smell produced by the secretions from the body surface skin and the body surface openings of the ducts in the organism. Axillary odor is an odor produced by the secretion of sweat glands in the skin of the armpit by the action of bacteria. The current treatment includes two main methods: non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment.1. Non-surgical treatment: including diligent changing of clothes and bathing, external application of drugs to inhibit sweat gland secretion, and laser treatment.2. Surgical treatment: axillary odor excision and minimally invasive axillary odor stripping. Botulinum toxin injection in the armpit Advantages: applicable to mild armpit odor, removal of armpit odor without scarring, rapid recovery after surgery, almost does not affect normal work and rest. Disadvantages: poor results for severe armpit odor, and requires repeated injections for several times usually only lasts a few months. Minimally invasive surgical axillary odor removal A small incision is made in the patient’s armpit to completely remove the deep dermis and superficial subcutaneous sweat glands and hair follicles from the hairy area to eliminate the root cause of axillary odor. Since the incision is made in the armpit and the length of the incision is short, the incision scar is usually not obvious after recovery. Advantages: The surgical result is more thorough and the scar is not obvious under the armpit. Disadvantages: It takes about 2 weeks to recover after surgery and reduce upper limb activities after surgery. Second, what do I need to pay attention to before the consultation and surgery to prepare for the axillary odor? 1, armpit odor should not take a shower before the consultation (to retain the smell and help the doctor’s judgment) 2, female surgery to avoid the physiological period; 3, wear a shirt with buttons in front before surgery, avoid wearing pullovers, reduce post-operative hands up movement: 3, physical health, avoid colds and other systemic diseases; 4, smoking should be stopped before surgery. Aspirin, birth control pills and certain anti-inflammatory drugs can cause increased bleeding, so these drugs should be discontinued 2 weeks before surgery to avoid bleeding during and after surgery. Third, axillary odor after surgery need to pay attention to what 1, after surgery on time, follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication; 2, keep the dressing clean and dry, less sweating to reduce upper extremity activities; 3, after surgery, generally the second day to change the medicine to remove the drainage strip, 7 days after surgery, outpatient follow-up visits to remove the axillary gauze package, 10-14 days after surgery to remove the surgical area sutures; 4, 2 weeks after surgery avoid alcohol, spicy and stimulating food; Fourth, axillary odor after surgery need to be hospitalized? Do I need to drop saline after surgery? Do not generally need to be hospitalized after axillary odor surgery (foreign patients, except for those with a huge scope and bleeding tendencies), if hospitalized after surgery generally only need to stay for 1-2 days, to be removed from the axillary drains can go home to recuperate, during hospitalization only need to prevent the use of antibiotics and hemostatic drugs, after discharge from the hospital only need to take oral antibiotics can be. V. Why do I need to put a drainage tube in my armpit after minimally invasive axillary odor surgery? What if the elastic bandage is loose? Although the local axillary incision of minimally invasive axillary odor excision is small, the scope of axillary separation is relatively extensive, and the key to the survival of axillary skin is to reduce the activity of bilateral upper limbs and avoid the formation of subcutaneous hematoma. If the elastic bandage is loosened due to postoperative activities, it is best to come to the clinic for follow-up and re-fix the bandage.